Category Archives: BitTube Thoughts

After following a few links about possible “true video” versions of the Apple iPod (link) which mentions some of the patents that Apple own in respect to touch display technology. I came across this set of videos demonstrating some truly beautiful examples of touch screen related Human, Computer Interface design. (link).

The mention of dropping the ‘mechanical’ scroll wheel in favour of a touch sensitive screen could be wonderful if the implementation is as classy as some of the examples on show here. Lets hope its not as touch sensitive as those new nano’s :p

I just stumbled across this on Boing Boing. I haven’t had a chance to look at the application itself but from the interview it sounds quite intriguing. If anyone has already been using SongBird then I would love to hear your opinions.

My mate Maccablogged this a little while ago, but I wanted to mention it as well. Firstly because I think it’s a darn good deal on TLD registration

[EDIT: Apparently I have used the wrong acronym here, I know what I meant and evidently I am not alone in my incorrect usage. I admit I just copied Macca, from his post Here. Sorry.].

Secondly because I keep loosing the link to Macca’s blog, and hence his post on the matter and third and finnally because once i get to Macca’s blog I can never remember the name of the post he mentions it in. So there we go, i think i have solved the problem now, I only hope Google don’t get medieval on Macca’s blog for rigging in relation to Yahoo content 😀

I think the title probably explains the post. My humble little blog has been added to the Macromedia News Aggregator. I only hope my provider, host and content can take the pressure. For those stumbleing on through for the first time….. Which I would think includes most of you. Welcome to my humble blog. I hope you find something of use here.

So after a previous post detailing the slow painful death of one of my own hard drives, I found some sweet amusement in using these sounds from Hitachi to try and diagnose the exact cause that finally struck my hard drive down.

The closest match was certainly in the realm of ‘Head Damage’ although the quality of the sound files have meant I could not be more specific.

On a lighter note the guys over at Gizmodo offered up a prize for the best Toon to come from these Wavs, the entrants can be heard here.

I must confess the release of the new MacBook Pro really did quite excite me. The possible idea of having the best of both worlds on one machine was just too much. I wan one I really really want one, and as a died in the wall PC/windoze user I never thought I would here myself saying that about a MAC.

It seems however that some people have made false promises in there quest to get said equipment :D. Apparently their desire extends so much that they have convinced employers that this Dual boot of Macintosh OSX and Windows XP is already here and possible.

As a result we have the following contest available with cash prizes, and no doubt the admiration of all computer users everywhere, be they Windows, Mac, or Linux users. And of course a place in computer history.

In addition the site also allows you to make donations to the cause and this in turn adds to the prize money.

I can just imagine the situation. Its the run up to Christmas, the clients are all starting to leave for there holidays, but you still have to be in the office to cover any ‘unexpected’ requests that come through at the last minute.

Your sat at your work station, you have your sketchbook in front of you, your pencil in your mit, but nothing is making the journey down from the left side of your brain to turn those ‘really exciting’ briefs turn into your next portfolio piece…

Over the few weeks since returning from Costa Rica I had played a dangerous game. This game is similar in its mechanic to Russian roulette, the main difference being that rather than my life being on the line. It was a huge amount of un-backed up data, spanning a time period of some 9 or so years i would guess. Recently week i turned on my system to discover this was the night my hard drive was ‘carrying the live round’ so to speak.

While it seems there is no immediate threat to general internet security, it is clear that the systems used in today’s digital signature systems are failing. As Moore’s Law continues un-abated the limitations that have now been show make it clear. Where gonna need a bigger hash.

There are some things that hold a beauty that is so natural, innate and simple that once you encounter them you know it will affect you for all time.

Once you have been privileged enough to see and experience even some of the hidden wonder, you are left wondering if there is anything more that can make you as happy as the moment you become aware of what it is you have been allowed to share.

Pura Vida.

A variety of Photos from Costa Rica are after the split. In addition I have produced a Flash 8 photo gallery of these images and some additional photos from Costa Rica. The Flash 8 Photo Gallery can be seen here

Travelling across 6 time zones straight into a Monday morning is not fun…. Scratch that it hurts like hell, before i had even got out of bed this morning it felt like i was already carrying the same back pack that over the last 14..18.. Too many hours had been holding the subject of my latest work.

This work has been 2 full weeks in the making, and at times it has quite literally almost killed me.